Fishing News
Rockfish Are Plentiful In Area Waters
By Gene Mueller, [email protected]
Ken Lamb of the Tackle Box in Lexington Park, Md., says rockfish are striking practically every lure trolled or jigged as long as they can see them. Lamb reports that fabulous catches of stripers are possible in the lower Potomac, with the sizes of rockfish ranging from 18 to 45 inches. One of the hot spots has been the deep dropoff just off the buoy that marks St. Clement's Island in St. Mary's County.
Virginia waters are also loaded with big stripers and since the rockfish season continues until New Year's Eve, there is plenty of time to find yourself a trophy striped bass.
Umbrella rigs have been the most popular of the trolled lures, but big spoons, parachutes and other big bucktails with Sassy Shad bodies rigged on stinger hooks will do the job. The big fish have been breaking or rolling on the surface with gannets and gulls diving all around. When that happens, the rockfish can be caught on spinning or casting tackle. Just stop the boat and start jigging the lures.
Gray sea trout are available at Buoy 72, and many are in the 25- to 30-inch range. The trout schools are in deep water (70 feet and more); use 3- to 4-ounce chrome jigs that can reach the bottom quickly and draw strikes.
Now along comes Captain Billy Pipkin of Ingram Bay Marina in Virginia's Northern Neck, who says, "We are finally getting some seasonable weather. The cold fronts this week should finally get the water temperature moving downward.
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